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Marvin Charles Gabrion (born October 18, 1953) is an American murderer, rapist, and suspected serial killer convicted of the 1997 kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Rachel Timmerman, of Cedar Springs, Michigan. Timmerman and her 11-month-old daughter, Shannon, disappeared two days before Gabrion was set to stand trial on rape charges filed by ...
Gabrion was convicted of killing Rachel Timmerman in 1997 — throwing her into a lake weighted down and alive — to keep her from testifying against him in a rape trial.
Convicted in 2002 of the 1997 kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Rachel Timmerman, who had accused Gabrion of rape; Tried federally as victim's body was found on federal land. Gabrion was the first person to receive a federal death sentence in a non-death penalty state since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988.
The 2002 conviction of Marvin Gabrion received national attention when he was sentenced to death for the murder of Rachel Timmerman in Newaygo County, Michigan. Gabrion was also suspected of four other killings but was never tried for them, including the murder of Rachel Timmerman's 11-month-old daughter Shannon Verhage.
Nkechi Amare Diallo (born Rachel Anne Dolezal; [a] November 12, 1977 [fn 1]) is an American former college instructor and activist known for presenting herself as a black woman despite being born to white parents.
An American man who identified himself as Missourian Travis Timmerman speaks with CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer in Syria, Dec., 12, 2024. / Credit: CBS News/Agnes Reau
Shannon and her mother, Rachel Timmerman, were last seen leaving on a date with an unknown co-worker of Timmerman. The co-worker was later linked to a man named Marvin Gabrion, whom Rachel was preparing to testify against for raping her the previous year. Rachel's body was later found floating in Oxford lake. Gabrion is on death row for the murder.
Timmerman, 29, who disappeared into Syria's notorious prison system about seven months ago, was taken to the Al Tanf U.S. military base and then flown out of Syria via helicopter and handed over ...